Bradley Davidson (born 17 May 1974) is an Australian

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coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach on the men's basketball team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Prior to coaching, he played in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL).

Playing career

Davidson played for the

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, and Adelaide 36ers over thirteen seasons, finishing his career with a 40.1 three-point shooting percentage. He was also a member of the Australia men's national basketball team when they claimed the gold medal in the

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in Melbourne.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing professional basketball, Davidson was named the head coach of the Premier League's West Adelaide Bearcats, and was also head coach of the Norwood Flames from 2011 to 2013. He was named the national shooting coach and talent identification manager for Basketball Australia's High Performance program in 2013, a role he held until 2016. Davidson was named an assistant coach at

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on October 15, 2016. He departed North Dakota in 2018 to accept an assistant coaching position at

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, serving as the program's offensive coordinator. Davidson was named an assistant coach at

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on July 29, 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson, Brad 1974 births Living people People from Mildura Point guards Townsville Crocodiles players Cairns Taipans players Hunter Pirates players Singapore Slingers players Adelaide 36ers players Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball coaches South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball coaches Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball coaches Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball Basketball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Victoria (Australia) Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games